Ummmm l had the mpc 2000XL now l have the lpd8 soon ill have The X! Now show me in that equation l used something other than Akai? Plus even if l didnt have a MPC l could still admire and be a fan.

Plus let me pop you on the head l been waiting for this a while ask Petty Cash.
Im on youtube in my old studio bangin out on my old MPC. Ha!

had does not = die hard mpc head. us die hard users could not bear the thought of not having an mpc for more than a day or so. Although I mainly use the 3000 I also have a 60 and a 5000 tucked away in the attic. The lpd8 come on man lol

Yes had does not = die hard mpc head. us die hard users could not bear the thought of not having an mpc for more than a day or so. Although I mainly use the 3000 I also have a 60 and a 5000 tucked away in the attic. The lpd8 come on man lol

Yes it does. Just cause l took a hiatus don't mean lm not a fan. I almost git another mpc 2000XL but PC told me to wait. Now lm getting the X. I dont need ten of them all l need is one to do my thang.

Oh you laughing at the lpd8? Man l been killin it with that. You are talking to the wrong cat. The tracks you see below was made with the lpd8. Do ummmmm....
As a matter of fact since you got like 3 MPCs ill go up against you with the dam lpd8 and smash yo azz to bits. Laugh at that. WHAT!

Yes it does. Just cause l took a hiatus don't mean lm not a fan. I almost git another mpc 2000XL but PC told me to wait. Now lm getting the X. I dont need ten of them all l need is one to do my thang.

Oh you laughing at the lpd8? Man l been killin it with that. You are talking to the wrong cat. The tracks you see below was made with the lpd8. Do ummmmm....
As a matter of fact since you got like 3 MPCs ill go up against you with the dam lpd8 and smash yo azz to bits. Laugh at that. WHAT!

Its not whst you got it the talent behind wha you. have.

Smash me to bits prob not tho. And for what it's worth ya track is aight.

You get this and a Roland System 8, JD-XA, a Moog Minitaur or something and you can make whole tracks without ever touching the computer.

Plus, as long as you take care of it it should last just as long as an older MPC, 10 20 years. It won't ever be obsolete.

I want to get one, but I'll be 20k in the hole fast! lol

I was thinking of doing the same but with the Integra 7 or 5080 but that's where the 8 audio tracks comes into play, while you can get work done with that, it's a pita to have such a small limit. The work around will probably be just sampling the sound and putting on a pad...

I understand 100% what you're saying and again believe me I'm trying to find a reason (Namm will surely tell). My studio boot time from off to on is maybe 20-25 seconds max then another minute (maaaaaybe) for Ableton to boot my template loaded with a couple dozen soft synths and another dozen audio tracks already loaded with my favorite plugins.

I understand this was the selling point for mpcs of yesteryear (I was there lol) but today, this isn't a selling point imo.

I hope Akai gets it together and drops the 8 audio track limit, that would be a great start, just my opinion.

I was going to mention something about having a startup template when you load Ableton, that's what I use too.

It takes about ~5 minutes for my setup to get up and running, and while I don't have years of experience on MPC's I have used them before and prefer that work flow when making beats.

It's just load it up, hit a few buttons to save, load a new a drum set. Rinse and repeat.

It's not for everyone though and I understand that. The state of software these days allows you to customize your setup to how your brain works.

So you're saying if Akai made a DAW in a box you'd be sold? Where you could track the vocals and the whole 9?

I was thinking of doing the same but with the Integra 7 or 5080 but that's where the 8 audio tracks comes into play, while you can get work done with that, it's a pita to have such a small limit. The work around will probably be just sampling the sound and putting on a pad...

Same.

Thats what I was thinking but **** bro, I'm in Ableton looking at 123 tracks right now, Idk how I could work around 8 tracks lol

I was going to mention something about having a startup template when you load Ableton, that's what I use too.

It takes about ~5 minutes for my setup to get up and running, and while I don't have years of experience on MPC's I have used them before and prefer that work flow when making beats.

It's just load it up, hit a few buttons to save, load a new a drum set. Rinse and repeat.

It's not for everyone though and I understand that. The state of software these days allows you to customize your setup to how your brain works.

So you're saying if Akai made a DAW in a box you'd be sold? Where you could track the vocals and the whole 9?

No I hear you man, Im not knocking the mpcx for YOUR or anyone else workflow, I'm just saying that yes I understand the perspective you're coming from, I just don't see how It would work for ME ya know?

What I'm saying is, If only it ran 3rd party plugins and didn't have a limit on audio tracks (or even a higher limit say 32 tracks of audio), id for sure get one even just for the hell of it. As it stands now, Ill play with one at Namm but doubt it would work for what my workflow demands, just my opinion.

lol 20k in the whole lol that dam Roland System is like what 3gees? Lol
I aint going to lie that Sytem 8 is off the dam chain. Dont be surprise if l get one lol

Both the JD-XA and System 9 are like 2 to 3 I think. But then you have to get the interface to track the audio into the DAW, but now that you're looking at 8 or more inputs you have reason to get that board you've been wanting to get. You know how it goes. lol

Both the JD-XA and System 9 are like 2 to 3 I think. But then you have to get the interface to track the audio into the DAW, but now that you're looking at 8 or more inputs you have reason to get that board you've been wanting to get. You know how it goes. lol

lol hold up man all l was talking about was the System 8. I think all that other stuff isnwhst you want. YOU'RE SUCH A GEAR SLUT LOL haaha

I was thinking of doing the same but with the Integra 7 or 5080 but that's where the 8 audio tracks comes into play, while you can get work done with that, it's a pita to have such a small limit. The work around will probably be just sampling the sound and putting on a pad...

You could use separate MIDI channels to play different sounds on the Integra simultaneously.

You could also do it the way you said by sampling, and then chopping the part and putting it on a pad. If you don't usually work that way it seems like a whole lot of work when you can just use a computer and DAW where you're only limited by CPU and disk limits.

Seeing some people say the new MPCs can't compete with DAWs. I think some are missing the point of what the MPC has always been: an instrument. It's not trying to be a Pro Tools in a box.

It's trying to be good at what it always was good at: making songs and ideas quick, and making that easy and fun. Especially if you work with samples, it really excels at that. Still gotta love the feeling of rocking things with 16 Levels with the pads. Contributes to your creativity.
Now, getting audio tracks expands the MPC from what it was. And especially with 2.0 in the computer, you get way more tracks than standalone.

I don't think the new MPC is still trying to be a be-all-end-all product and excel at everything, and that's what a lot of people miss. I've always said I find the restaurants with just a few good things on their menu way better than those offering 40 different dishes.

No I hear you man, Im not knocking the mpcx for YOUR or anyone else workflow, I'm just saying that yes I understand the perspective you're coming from, I just don't see how It would work for ME ya know?

What I'm saying is, If only it ran 3rd party plugins and didn't have a limit on audio tracks (or even a higher limit say 32 tracks of audio), id for sure get one even just for the hell of it. As it stands now, Ill play with one at Namm but doubt it would work for what my workflow demands, just my opinion.

Cause the same reason dudes feel the need to be smart azzez in a discussion thread.

You getting it mixed up with confidence. Dudes like you do that.

I don't get things mixed up man, fact is, confidence is what got me many studio sessions, confidence is what got me the connections I've built over the years (many of whom I now call friends to this day).. You, sir are displaying arrogance! I mean you challenging random people to beat battles makes you look like the old dude in the club.

Im curious are those tracks on your soundcloud indicative to the "complex" drum programming you mentioned earlier?